Richgrove News

Early this morning, Tulare County Fire Department units put out a fire at a single family residence in the 2000 block of Francis Drive.

Authorities arrested a suspected drug user Tuesday during a theft investigation in the 600 block of South Elm Road.

Tulare County sheriff's deputies are investigating the shooting of a Richgrove man Tuesday.

It's not just Tulare County schools getting a piece of the $787 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars.

Tulare County officials plan to pour a strip of porous concrete at Sequoia Field north of Visalia next month to determine if it will allow - as its manufacturer claims - water to flow through it and into the ground while staying as strong as regular concrete.

Numerous items worth $1,690 were taken from someone's vehicle Thursday morning. The items were stolen from 28-year-old Agustin Hernandez's worker's vehicle at Road 1480, north of County Line Road.

A Sunday gang sweep in Cutler, Orosi and Richgrove resulted in the arrests of eight people, including three juveniles, on suspicion of crimes ranging from possession of marijuana to parole violations.

Four people were arrested on suspicion of homicide late Friday following the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Orosi man, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department reported.

Three male juveniles were arrested in Richgrove on weapons charges at 10:21 p.m. Saturday, according to Tulare County Sheriff's Department reports.

Pixley resident Maria Carillo, 37, told authorities at 3:32 p.m. Monday that her purse had been stolen from her unlocked vehicle earlier that day.

A 48-year-old Delano man died Saturday after he became stuck in a palm tree, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department said.

A Richgrove man who was trimming a palm tree Saturday morning was killed when fallen branches lodged between his chest, his waist harness and the tree, likely suffocating him, a Tulare County Fire Department official said.

A bizarre accident has claimed the life of a Tulare County man who got stuck in a palm tree, it was revealed on Monday.

A all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, caught on fire and ignited a larger blaze that consumed an estimated $7,500 worth of grapevines Monday evening in Richgrove, Tulare County Fire Department firefighters reported.

A Richgrove man was arrested early today on suspicion of domestic violence. A woman and a 14-year-old boy reported to Tulare County Sheriff's deputies that Manuel Madrigal, 42, threatened and assaulted them shortly after midnight.

A thief broke into a parked big rig overnight Monday and stole more than $1,000 worth of video equipment.